2011屆高考英語閱讀理解專題訓練4

PAGE高中英語閱讀理解專題訓練（廣東專版每篇5小題）（第4套）第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。A（words:333&242）Inthepasttenyears,America’sNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)hasgrownincreasinglydependentontherestoftheworldtosupplyplayers.WhenMichaelJordanandLarryBirdwongoldinBarcelonain1992,theAmericanswerepraisedforteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.Thisseason,however,20percentofNBArosters（花名冊）willbefilledbynon-Americans.NBAcommissionerDavidStemhappilyembracesthetrend.OnavisittoParisinOctober,Sternoutlinedhisvisionforthefuture,whichislikelytoseeEuropehostingNBAgamesby2010.TheNBAisnowplanningtotakeChinabystorm.“OurexperienceinChinahasbeenthatitisgoingtobeexplosiveinitsgrowth,”saidStern.Thestrategy（戰(zhàn)略，策略）inChinaistelevision.“We’vemade14dealsinChinawithlocalandnationalnetworksoncableandsatellite.”ThesuccessofChinesecentreYaoMinghaspavedthewayfortheNBAmarketingblitzinChina.TheNBA,whichisbroadcastedinmorethan200countriesin42languages,willputthattothetestinOctober2004whentheHoustonRocketsplaytwopre-seasongamesagainsttheSacramentoKingsinBeijingandShanghai.TheNBAknowsthatitneedsaglobalmarkettocompensatefortoughtimesonhomesoil.“Itdoesn’tmatterwheretheplayerscomefrom,alltheNBAteamsnowknowthattheyhavetoscout（尋找，覓得）internationally,”saidTerryLyons,theNBA’svice-presidentofinternationalpublicrelations.“Ithasincreasedthelevelofcompetitionhere.”AsFrenchmanTonyParkerandArgentineEmanuelGinobilishowedinwinningchampionshipringswiththeSanAntonioSpurslastseason,manypeoplecanearntherespectoftheirAmericanpeers.Others,suchastheHoustonRockets’ChinesecentreYaoMing—numberonedraftpickin2002—andtheDetroitPistons’18-year-oldSerbDarkoMilicic—numbertwooverallinthisyear’sdraft—areicons（偶像）in-waiting.Itistheultimate（最后的，根本的）revolution—therestoftheworldteachingtheUShowtoplaybasketball.41.Accordingtothereport,.A.MichaelJordanisstillplayingaveryimportantroleinNBAB.thepartplayedbytheforeignplayersinNBAwillbegreatC.YaoMingistoplaytwopre-seasongamesinNBAD.Europeancountrieswillhostthe2004NBAgames42.Theunderlinedphrase“takeChinabystorm”hasthemeaningof__________.A.NBAintendstomakeChinaits“marketingcenter”B.NBAisplanningtosetupsometrainingcentersinChinaC.there’llbeabigstormwhenNBAcomestoChinatoplayagainsttheSacramentoKingsD.theNBA’slivebasketgameswillbebroadcastedonalltheTVsinChina43.WhatseemstobethebiggestchangethatishappeningtoNBA?A.NBAisexpectingmoreforeignplayerstojointheleague.B.China’srapiddevelopmentinsportsaffectsNBA.C.YaoMinghastakentheplaceofMichaelJordan.D.TheNBAwillstopteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.44.Whenthewritertalkedof“homesoil”,hewasreferringto__.A.farmsintheStatesB.nativeAmericansC.theNBAtrainingcenterD.theUSA45.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheNon-AmericanBasketballPlayersB.NBAIsComingtoChinaC.TheForeignTiesThatBindtheNBAD.NBAIsMakingBigProgress46．B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一自然段開頭Inbringingupchildren，everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisitionofeachnewskill，既然是每位父母都會這樣做，那么這種做法在父母中就是普遍的，故選B。根據(jù)文章第一自然段第二句，選項C。setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild是由hurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate引起的，“迫不及待地要求孩子做超出其自然成長速度的事情”和“熱切地觀察孩子學會每一項新技能”顯然不是一回事，作者對后者沒有否定之意，所以A不對。根據(jù)文章第一自然段末句，選項取D。willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings是由achildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities引起的。故D也不合文意。47．C推理判斷題。文章第一自然段第二句Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate，butthiscansetUpdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild，說明在孩子成長過程中，父母不能拔苗助長。文章第一段末句又說：Ontheotherhand，though，ifachildisleftalonetoomuch，orwithoutanylearningopportunities，heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself，說明對孩子太放任自流同樣不利。根據(jù)這兩方面，應選C，父母對孩子的“嚴”與“松”之間應有一個恰當?shù)亩取?8．C主旨大意題。文章第二自然段的大意是:“父母對孩子的嚴格程度有很大的不同”。49．D詞義推測題．四個選項的意思分別是：A.opinion(觀點)；B.punishment(懲罰)；C.bebaviour(行為)；D．instruction(說教，源于instruct)。根據(jù)文章第三段第三，四句Also，parentsshouldrealizethat“exampleisbetterthanprecept”．Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheypreach(說教)…可以推測，precept應表達與example對立的意思，且與preach是同義詞，引語的意思是“榜樣比說教更有力”，故選項D為最佳選項。50．A推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第三自然段第四句，再根據(jù)文章最后一段，可以得出結論，關于道德教育問題，父母應該以身作則，帶頭遵循，(參見上一小題之解析)，故選A。C（words:326&213）Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Badeventslike"seriousillnessofafamilymember"werehighonthelist,butsoweresomehelpfullife-changingeventslikemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotshowhowyoudealwithstressitonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenowknowthatthewayyoudealwiththeseeventsdramatically(戲劇性的)affectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehowtheresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women'smagazinesrantitleslike"Stresscausesillness".Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthythearticlessaidavoidstressfulevents.Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription(處方)forstayingawayfromchancesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.Theideathatallstressmakesyousickalsotakesnonoticeofalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itsupposeswe'reallvulnerableandnotactiveinthefaceofthedifficultsituation.Butwhatabouthumanabilityandcreativity?Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalstrengththantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredomandphysicalandmentalpressure.51.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe’smedicalresearchtellsus_________________.A.thewayyoudealwithmajoreventsmaycausestressB.whatshouldbedonetoavoidstressC.whatkindofeventwouldcausestressD.howtodealwithsuddenchangesinlife52.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970sledto___________________.A.popularavoidanceofstressfuljobsB.greatfearoverthementaldisorderC.acarefulresearchintostress-relatedillnessesD.widespreadworryaboutitsharmfuleffects53.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows________________.A.howyoucandealwithlife-changingeventsB.howhelpfuleventscanchangeyourlifeC.howstressfulamajoreventcanbeD.howmuchpressureyouareunder54.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”(Line1,Paragraph3)impossibletofollow?A.Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.B.Noprescriptioniseffectiveinreducingstress.C.Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.